Fassbender will star in the lead role as super spy for hire Malko Linge.
Lionsgate acquired the worldwide motion picture rights to the books, which have sold more than 120 million copies worldwide.
Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender (Alien: Covenant, Steve Jobs, 12 Years a Slave) will star in and produce Lionsgate’s action spy thriller Malko, based on the best-selling action-spy series S.A.S. from Gerard de Villiers.
At Lionsgate, the project will be overseen by Senior Vice President of Production James Myers and Director of Development Brady Fujikawa.